Garage Door Cable Length Calculator

Start your garage door spring replacement project by getting a rough measurement of your springs length and diameter.

Garage door cable length calculator.

There are open loop and thimble along with 5 16 3 8 and 1 2 spools. Then measure the width and height of your door. Use the grid below to determine your correct replacement cable length for your garage door cables for doors using torsion springs only. 97 2 00 item get it as soon as thu sep 24.

Please email us for a quote. Regardless of the type of cable selected they should contain some sort of crimp to help the cable sit with the drum. Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums. Complete with 4 cables and 10 fasteners to fix your overhead sectional door.

We carry the same cables used by professional garage door repair experts used around the country. All of our overhead door cables are high quality and are the same products we use in our garage door repairs and installations. 1 your cable drum manufacture and part 2. Custom length cables are available by request.

Overhead door parts carries a large variety of garage door cables for use with torsion spring and extension spring garage doors. You will need some information before beginning. Garage door cable length calculator. You can also get our professional cables as part of our all in one garage door torsion spring repair kit which includes cables springs winding bars and center.

Distance enter the one way length of the wires in the circuit in feet. Compare click to add item ideal door overhead garage door torsion spring lift cable to the compare list. This is typically in a raceway cable tray or conduit in a cable burried in the earth or in open air. If your cables are tightly wound on the pulley but 1 side of the door is uneven then you need to adjust the tension on the torsion spring mounted above the center of the garage door frame.

Make sure the quote includes the trip charge parts and labor. It is recommended not to exceed a voltage drop of 5. Use steel rods at least 18 inches 46 cm long. Add to list click to add item ideal door overhead garage door torsion spring lift cable to your list.

For standard lift residential garage doors the cable length should be the door height plus 18 inches. Voltage drop choose the maximum percentage of the source voltage drop. Shipping add to cart. Garage door cable replacement kit two 3 32 inch x 14 foot long and two 1 8 inch x 13 foot long galvanized aircraft cables.

The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift.